Treatment costs keep piling up. We are doing our taxes, now.Can I deduct my hotel expanses after hospitalization at MSKCC? I had to stay in NY 2 weeks to recover after each of my multiple surgeries. Can I also deduct my husbands hotel's expanses during my hospitalization in NY?Thank you!

Yes you can deduct some of you hotel expenses. Also you can deduct a percentage of you food, gas, parking, airfare ect. Anything related to you medical visit. Keep all your food and gas receipts, they add up much more than what you think they would. Also the mileage you travel each time you go for a medical visit of any kind is deductible. We traveled 40 miles one way to the local cancer center where we live, and during those 6 months when he was getting chemo, we kept a tally of the mileage that year for taxes and I couldn't believe the difference it made. Also you probable know that your medical premiums are deductible along with out of pocked expenses.

Deb m wrote:Yes you can deduct some of you hotel expenses. Also you can deduct a percentage of you food, gas, parking, airfare ect. Anything related to you medical visit. Keep all your food and gas receipts, they add up much more than what you think they would. Also the mileage you travel each time you go for a medical visit of any kind is deductible. We traveled 40 miles one way to the local cancer center where we live, and during those 6 months when he was getting chemo, we kept a tally of the mileage that year for taxes and I couldn't believe the difference it made. Also you probable know that your medical premiums are deductible along with out of pocked expenses.

deb m

I believe that if you deduct mileage (which I think is fairly generous) then you can't deduct car expenses like fuel and maintenance. The per-mile rate covers that. You can deduct tolls, however, I think. Dentistry, too.

Jack&KatiesMommy wrote:But remember, you may only deduct those amounts that exceed 7.5% of your total income for the year.

It's up to 10% this year, but I've got that blown away by 4 or 5x. Big box of receipts and other documentation on top of the fridge waiting to get sorted out. My accountant told me that the current mileage allowance is 19 cents per mile. Since I drove to NYC and back at least once a month last year (and a lot more, actually), my mileage deduction is more than $1,200 alone.

Thank you so much!Brown Bagger, we counted that even without counting Atlanta expenses last year only we spent roughly over 20k$.... We still go through all the bills...Yesterday my son complained of stomach pain and vomited. I am taking him to pediatrician today for check up. I hope he is okay. After my cancer story I go crazy.

Jack&KatiesMommy wrote:But remember, you may only deduct those amounts that exceed 7.5% of your total income for the year.

It's up to 10% this year, but I've got that blown away by 4 or 5x. Big box of receipts and other documentation on top of the fridge waiting to get sorted out. My accountant told me that the current mileage allowance is 19 cents per mile. Since I drove to NYC and back at least once a month last year (and a lot more, actually), my mileage deduction is more than $1,200 alone.

And I've got over $4,000 in airline tickets in addition to mileage to the airport and back home!

I hate the "$50 per day" limit for lodging. That's insane when you pay NYC room prices to stay there.

Isn't Cynthia right though - can't we just deduct amounts that exceed 7.5% of our total income for the year?

juliej wrote:Isn't Cynthia right though - can't we just deduct amounts that exceed 7.5% of our total income for the year?

It's now 10% I believe and while some things can be directly deducted, some, like the hotel charge and meals, are subject to IRS finagling. I just sort out all the receipts, write down the totals in each category as well as other pertinent information (number of hotel nights, number of people involved), and give that list t my accountant. He figures out what the actual totals come to.